delavirdine

English

Chemical structure of delavirdine

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -vir- (“antiviral”) +‎ (pyri)dine.

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛl.əˈvɪə.diːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛl.əˈvɪɹˌdin/

Noun

delavirdine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor used to treat HIV.